Holyoak Family History

Holyoak Name Meaning

topographic name, from Middle English holy ‘holy’ + oke ‘oak’, for someone who lived near an oak tree with religious associations. This would have been one which formed a marker on a parish boundary and which was a site for a reading from the Scriptures in the course of the annual ceremony of beating the bounds. habitational name from the village of Holy Oakes in Leicestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Haliach, and no doubt deriving its name as above, from Old English halig ‘holy’ + ac ‘oak’.

Holyoak Family Origin

Where is the Holyoak family from?

Holyoak Family Occupations

What did your Holyoak ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Holyoak ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Farmer

33%

Blacksmith

11%

Brass Buffer

11%

Carpenter

11%

In 1880, the most common Holyoak occupation in the USA was Farmer. 33% of Holyoak's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Holyoak family was Carpenter. Farmer, Blacksmith and Brass Buffer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Holyoak.

Holyoak Life Expectancy

What is the average Holyoak lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Holyoak ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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United States

Between 1962 and 2004, Holyoak life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Holyoak in 1962 was 74, and 63 in 2004.